Elderly woman found dead; case deemed suspicious (UPDATED: 6:51 p.m.)

STOCKTON — Police are investigating a suspicious death after a 76-year-old Stockton woman was found dead Tuesday, authorities said.

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STOCKTON — Police are investigating a suspicious death after a 76-year-old Stockton woman was found dead Tuesday, authorities said.

The woman's 44-year-old son discovered her body in the 400 block of South Golden Gate Avenue, a residential street just south of Highway 4 and west of Highway 99, police said. The man told authorities he had not seen his mother since Friday.

The woman's car is missing, police said.

They did not disclose her name Tuesday.

Read Wednesday's Record for more on this story by staff writer Jason Anderson.